Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-18

clears, IS 50; clear ribs S. 81; short clears,
IS 6711. Hams steady at $40 25@l2 90.
NEW YORK, Dec II -Cofee-Spot fair; Bio
firm at 1S1.c; options $500 points higher, clos
ing esdy with advance par ly lost; sales 49,
Is GOALS 30; February IS GO@@l6 10; March
Is S001, 80; July 10 70; august Is 25al5 40:
September 10 I0GI5 .. Sugar steady and
quiet; Pernam Huce, SIS test, sc; refined quiet
and steady; a 56G6zc. Molasses dull.
CHICAGO ILL, Dsc. l7-Pork was the
fsvorite iticle he list fOc bros ers at open
ing of the toard of Trade this morning on big
SIG GO, but general crowd was only bidding at
$l5 %, and IN one half hour the price had
ea.ed off 10 SIS So. This lat figure, however,
was fractio' above yelterday's close, the
strer g being due to Light re cetpts. Later, on
heavy bear movement, options went down to
Sl5 ~, but soon rallied to SIS s29. Record of
other markets during the hour was similar
to that of cork. May lard 01zc higher at s. 29h.
Nav wheat opened at s31sc, and May corn al,
SIC Trading was nos unu ia ly large during
the morning May wneat which had sold mp 10
81 eased back { S3iEc on the large selling.
May Corn sold down To 342lc There was little
Going in either Of the grain pits and before the
close May corn sold down TO 54L<c, and then up
again 10 542s G54}zc on urely local deal. May
wheat after toucDing SS3Sc went up TO s5%c
around wrich figure ir held steady antil l2;30
O'Clock. All provisions held firm during the
dav. The leading futures closed as follows:
VIII at-No Dec. mber &c; January 1890;
February 77Xc; May S3Hc. Corn December
4S2sc; January 49c February 49l<c; May 545lc.
Mess pork per barrel, January SIS Is: February
s 5 80 NAV SIS S2H. Lard, ID cember 81 liz:
February 81 921l; May IS 22H Short ribs
January 81 10; February 81 So, March S7's1;
May S. Is Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, prices steady and 3 changed. Wheat
No. 2. red, 7Sc No. corn 4szSc. Mess pork
per barrel SIS GOA 10 10 Lard per 100 pounds.
81 ~. al 60 Short ribs sides, loose, 81 7c97 ID
Dry sailed .hou ders, boxed, So .eCG6 20. Short.
clear sides boxed, s. l0GS 10.
Live Stock Market,
ST. LOUIS, MO-. Dec H.-Oattls-Receipts
200; shipm ents 2900; market stronger at Fri
days quotat oHs; choice heavy native steers
"a 3065 90; ir to good native stsers So 9G64 90:
butcher steers. medium to good, 81 lts04 90,
stockers and feeders IA TO good, 81 G3 co.
rangers, common to &c Cd, 81 2o@4 70. Aoss-
and nj her, ran, ing from s. 7Jt - 40. sheep
-Receipts5O0; shipments 1900; market strongs
fair to choice IS 1894 20; fancy for Christmas
s. 7065 20
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Dec. 17,-oattle--Receipts
steady; good to choice s. 2564. 70; com
mon to medium s. 25G4 Is; ockers 81 cesz ; co.
feeders g 6563 IS: cows 81 25G2 70; grass range
steers 81 SOFAS co. Hogs heeeipts 5000; snip
ments Zoo; market opened I04l5o higher,
ranging from g o0G5 s.. sheep~Receipts lloo;
shipments 2s9; market firm: good TO choice
S. OOG4 90: comnca to medirm 81 5Oe2 Is.
CHICAGO. ILL, Dc. H.-Gattle-Rsceipts
ping steers 81 slS5 0e; stockers and feed
ers, g COOS 10. cows bulls and mixed. 81 25G
2 70 Texas cattle, 81 25GS 90. Hogs Receipts
5000; shipments none; srket active aud 100
l5c Low mixed s. 00G5 so; baaTy s. SoG5 IS :
lighI "a 9065 % Sheep-Receipis 20. coo; sbip-
4 6ei western IS 1908 IS; Texans = O0G3 80.
| l. raos 81 e06S 10.